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Moab's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moab took in $21.5 million and spent $16.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Fines and other3.8%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

51%

of Moab's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes66%

Other taxes
51%$11.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$335 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
  • Other licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$3.1 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$489 thousand
  • Other service charges$368 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.4%$507 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$308 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$769 thousand
Fines
0.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

14%

of Moab's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$647 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$238 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$630 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$293 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$703 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$466 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$237 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$314 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$314 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$180 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moab. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Moab itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.